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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
7
A legal notice seeks payment on claims from a 1919 grain agreement. The text references a court action and demands compliance by the parties involved. Details are limited in the readable portions of the OCR. The document appears to outline filing and payment obligations within a historical contractual dispute.
A readable fragment reports a legislature passing a retirement bill amid garbled text and stray phrases. The article lacks clear names dates or locations but suggests a legislative action on retirement policy.
Obituary notes Dr. B. L. Sheldon long active in Cedar Rapids medical circles and Masonic orders. A former president of local medical societies, he led Mercy and St. Luke’s hospital staffs and held roles in the American Medical Association and American College of Surgeons. Survived by wife Abbie Shafer and father in law Sam Shafer. married September 1910 in Cedar Rapids.
Newton dispatch reports picketing at the Maytag washing machine factory by workers amid stalled talks between union leaders and plant management. A conference chaired by the federation president aimed to resolve the contract dispute and allow a return to work within the central weeks.
Public health officials report a Rocky Mountain fever outbreak among Tama Indians in Tama County with a second death confirmed. The Friday meeting of Potoda convened to discuss surveillance at Mercy hospital as doctors from Des Moines and nearby towns plan the response and vaccination efforts.
Washington cap the university awarded Monday a 42 million rent contract to the Spencer Construction Company of Spencer for construction as a post office at New Hampton, Iowa.
The report details warnings of violence if the Cambna plant reopens as disputes over strikes and labor policies unfold. It notes policing actions, mobilization of troops, and calls from Governor Grace to the president to avoid martial law and prevent further unrest tied to the plant closure and wage protests.
Three explorers completed a 5,300 mile polar flight despite severe weather and poor visibility. After a brief rest they joined a Sunday night celebration broadcast with ambassador Alexander Troyanovsky translating. The mission demonstrated transpolar commerce feasibility.
In Riverhead New York, 28 year old Heten Tiernan was sentenced to a heavy term for the murder of her seven year old daughter Hewen. The case describes a brutal crime at a Bedford area reformitory, with Tiernan pleading guilty to the second degree murder and showing no remorse during sentencing.
Train bearing suite scheduled to go to Linn County cut off. The fragmentary text references a patronage and various names and places, but details are unreadable. The readable items point to a tribunal or administrative action related to a freight or passenger train route.
Cedar Rapids firm awarded contract to install plumbing and related equipment for a dorm project. The deal totals 189 840 dollars and includes site work. completion is set within one year.
Report details a first weigh in at Camp Good Health Cedar Rapids on June 13 showing no notable gains yet. More campers are added to fill capacity of fifty six with care from the Public Health Nursing association providing meals rest and medical attention. Donations totaling 2072.08 support operating expenses.
Funeral services for William Allen Hepker 85 a lifelong resident of Linn County will be held Tuesday at the Free Methodist Church in Toddville. Burial follows at Dunkerd Cemetery. He died at the home of his daughter after an illness of one year. Surviving are eight children twenty four grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death in 1931. He joined the Free Methodist church in 1906 and remained a faithful member.
Funeral services for Howard E. Neff who died Saturday night will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Turner chapel conducted by Dr. Robert Little. Burial is at Oak Hill cemetery with a naval guard of honor and military services at the grave.
The body of Mrs Henrietta Robinson who died Saturday at her sister Mrs Josephine Mathews home on 710 First avenue East was taken Monday to Hammond Louisiana for services and burial A step brother Frederick William Sechader of Miami Florida was omitted from the list of survivors.
New York mischa Ross Broadway booking agent sentenced to 35 years to life for the fatal stabbing of a young violinist during a rehearsal dispute at a studio. Judge Sol Streit noted a jury might have found him guilty of first degree murder.
William F Parsons fixed a Thursday deadline in Stony Brook New York for an end to his offer to negotiate with the kidnapers who abducted his socially prominent wife. No interference by law enforcement was to occur.
Washington report notes the Senate defeated the Byrnes amendment requiring local sponsors to cover 40 percent of project costs for the 1.5 billion work relief bill. Administrations forces rejected Robinsons amendment to cut the local share to 10 25 percent, with Barkley leading the effort against both proposals.
A Sunday night wind storm in Rowley caused thousands of dollars in damage. Large trees uprooted, many homes damaged, and a Presbyterian church window shattered. Outbuildings damaged, windows and doors blown out at several homes, roofs torn, and lines cut. A barn was carried into a yard and a farm barn collapsed with two men rescued. One man suffered cuts.
A wooden warehouse at the Champlin service station operated by Jack Kuhn burned after a 3 p.m. Monday fire started while loading a tank from a bulk supply. An explosion occurred but did not rupture the gasoline tank or a nearby distillate tank. Firemen confined the blaze with wind aiding containment. extent of damage and loss coverage by insurance were noted.
Paris observers expect a transitional government to form a stronger coalition soon with Daladier or Blum possible as premier. Delbos likely to stay as foreign minister to maintain policy during the Spanish civil war crisis while Au Riol’s replacement remains unresolved. Labor groups threaten strikes if reforms drift, as unions monitor the ministry’s composition.
The senate judiciary committee approved Monday by a 13 to 3 vote the Wagner Van Nuys anti lynching bill.
Birth notices list eight newborns with parents and residences. Including Bollard Nabholz Brown Bicket Arnett Roy Dunn o Vlasek. Hospitals Mercy St Luke's. Most births occurred June days. one says Saturday.
Frank Pierson a 59 year old from Columbus Junction was injured when his car on highway 161 side swiped with Earl Gardeman of Salt Lake City Utah. Pierson suffered possible brain pressure and was listed in fair condition at Mercy hospital. The accident occurred on a viaduct over the North Western tracks near the airport as Pierson headed to Cedar Rapids and Gardeman toward Iowa City. Piersons car rolled half way down the embankment and landed on its top. Gardeman was not injured. No charges were filed.
Deville McKee and Delbert Witt, both of Lansing, were injured when a car driven by McKee struck the left side of the Ivanhoe bridge south of Mount Vernon at 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Victor Curley of Mount Vernon escaped injury. McKee swerved left to avoid a parked car owned by R. R Reed of Lisbon. Reed’s had no occupant.
Washington AP report notes John C. Reid of Cedar Rapids 750 shares of National Oats common gifted by officers or directors to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Reid, vice president and general manager of National Oats, declined to identify the recipient.
M. G. Mann of the North Carolina Cotton Growers and Farmers Cooperative Exchange warned that farming progress should slow and viewpoints must shift as government activities grow. He said one third of farm people cannot stay satisfied on one tenth of national income and urged cooperative marketing and purchase to secure better prices and known quality. Mann also urged full participation in the soil conservation program.
In Iowa City the eleventh annual child welfare conference opens Tuesday at the University of Iowa with eighteen speakers planned. The event runs until Thursday with sessions on secondary education and physical education beginning Thursday and concluding Saturday.
Hessian fly discovered Monday on Harry Stoskopf's farm in Pleasant township. Six acres of early sown wheat are badly infected, marking the first appearance of the pest in Winneshiek county in many years.
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